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CVE-2014-8606 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in the XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla!

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-8443

cvss
4.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.0%
EPSS 6.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in the XCloner plugin 3.1.1 for WordPress and 3.5.1 for Joomla! allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter in a json_return action in the xcloner_show page to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-35212)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35212 WordPress Plugin / Joomla! Component XCloner - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2014-11-10
  • vapid.dhs.org http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisories/wordpress/plugins/Xcloner-v3.1.1/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vapid.dhs.org http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=110 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
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References

Sources

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